CTE & Common Core THE DEVIL IS IN THE CREATIVE MIND

1. CTE & Common CoreTHE DEVIL IS IN THE CREATIVE MIND Rod Boyes (rboyes@todaysclass.com) Today’s Class

2. Official of a State’s Political Party: “…common core standards remove parental and state control…results in the ability of schools to use pornographic books…biased on a liberal perspective….indoctrination…spying on kids through the collection of data….sharing with the Federal government….and private parties who want to profit off our children.”

3. Language Challenges • STEM • CRITICAL THINKING • RENEWABLE ENERGY • SUSTAINABILITY • COMMON CORE

4. Sources • www.achieve.org • www.cep-dc.org • www.achievethecore.org –ELA, Math • www.Corestandards.org –ELA, Math • www.parcconline.org • www.smarterbalanced.org (RTTP) • Cep-dc.org

5. The Consortia • Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium • PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) • 2014-15 Assessment implementation • Summative assessments for program evaluation • Formative assessments for diagnosing student needs

6. Achieve toolkit • Focus strongly where the Standards focus • Think across Grades/courses, and link to major topics in each course • In major topics, pursue with equal intensity • conceptual understanding • procedural skill • applications

7. English Language Arts Standard • Conventions • Knowledge • Vocabulary • Reading Literature • Key Ideas • Craft & Structure • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas • Range, Level, Complexity

8. Mathematics • Counting • Operations and algebraic thinking • Number and operations in base 10 • Number and operations—fractions • Measurement and Data • Geometry • Ratios, Proportional Relationships

9. Involvement • Nearly half the states report that they have no CTE representation on their CCSS implementation teams—implying that the CCSS are being viewed purely as a academic initiative--- • The academics feel underrepresented also

10. Tests-Costs • Smarter Balanced (est. $22.50--$27.50) • PARCC (est. $29.50) • ACT(?) • Other

11. Concerns • Availability of computers and access • Assessments more difficult, scores will be lower • Rating faculty • Less time on curricula • Competing with colleagues

12. TESTING—affected by: • Reading ability • Content Preparation • Test Stress • Areas of interest • Ability to focus

13. Accreditation • Accreditation is a measure of school quality and includes a range of variables • Is testing a better measure of school quality than accreditation? • Who should be in the educational standards business

14. Political Rationale • Poor education is the teachers fault • (Apparently, school facilities, curricula, textbooks, library, computer support, parental involvement do not play a role in student performance • Test students, calculate an average for teachers • Fire/replace teachers in the bottom half to solve problem (do that every year)

15. Elevating the Image • Common and Career Ready • Business Councils/Advisory Committees • Job Availability • Connection of Technology • Success cases--NCEER

16. Something to think about • CCTC Common Career Technical Core • Traditional culture of HS --silos of content • Instructor needs • Development time • Technical updating • Parental engagement • Employer engagement

17. CTE Options • Forget it, no relevance, as efforts are academic and based math and English/literature • Start by working with the academic silo to demonstrate relevance through case studies • Encourage administrators to encourage discussion on standards (faculty must drive the process)

18. Related Workshops • Connection with Parents • Test Design • Recognitions • Adjunct Support • Team Based Learning • Lesson Plans • Basic Computer Skills

19. More-- • Community Engagement • Advisory Commitees • Students-Broader World • Reading Skills

20. NASDTEc • State Directors working on CC for CTE • Highly diverse group • Range—Workforce Development to “Basics” • Locally focused • Historical influence

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